MIT Committee On Academic Performance: Signatures and Statements

SIGNATURES AND STATEMENTS

Signatures and supporting statements are required from various Institute personnel to help the Committee come to a fuller understanding of a student's situation. Supporting statements should confirm the signer's understanding of the situation, and indicate his or her level of support for the request.

Gathering Support

It can sometimes be difficult to reach those people whose support is required on a petition in person. In these cases, it is acceptable to send an email describing your request to the individual in question, and ask that person to send a note of support directly to cap-help@mit.edu. Email of this kind must be received by the CAP directly from the person giving the statement; no forwards will be accepted from the petitioning student. If you choose to do this, please note on the form that email support is arriving separately, and submit your petition to 7-104.

Substitute Signers

The CAP will accept substitute signatures and statements from a specific group of people. These individuals must both have permission to sign for the individual in question, and must be in a position to comment knowledgably on the petition:

Undergraduate Academic Administrators
Professional Assistants to faculty members
TAs

The CAP will occassionally table a petition, pending receipt of additional information that a substitute signer cannot provide.

Petitioning When You are Away From Campus

Students can submit petitions when they are away from campus by following these instructions:

1.	Visit Types of Petitions to find your specific petition request, and follow the link to a page with a downloadable form and additional information.
2.	After downloading and printing the petition form, complete the top section and the student statement, explaining your request. Sign the petition.
3.	Send an email to each person whose signature and statement is required on the petition. Include your statement in your email, and request that each person email cap-help@mit.edu directly with a note of support.
4.	Note on your petition that you have requested email support which will arrive separately.
5.	Make a copy of the original petition for your records.
6.	Fax or mail the petition to the CAP.